Improvement in bag-fasteners



Np. 54,287. Patented May 1, 1866.

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PATENT Fries.

W. P. BROOKS, OF FAIRMOUNT, MINNESOTA.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 54,287, dated May 1,1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WVILLARD P. BROOKS, of Fairmount, Martin county,Minnesota, have invented a new and Improved Bag-Fastener 5 and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a side View ofthe upper part of a bag with my improved fastener loosely attached. Fig.2 is the same view with the fastener drawn taut.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish a fastener by means of whicha grain or other bag may be securely and quickly tied or fastened, andas quickly untied or unfastened when desired; and it consists of abag-fastener constructed and arranged as hereinafter more fullydescribed.

A is a strong piece ofleather cut out into substantially the form shownin the drawings. This leather A is attached to the bag B by a copper orother rivet, O. A strong knot is formed on one end ofthe stringI), whichmay be made of leather or other suitable material. This stringis thenpassed through the hole a. It then passes around the bag and through thehole (1 then through a hole in the tab E, then through the hole a Itthen passes outside of the loop or part of the string that passes aroundthe bag and through the hole a, an-

other strong knot being also formed on this end of the string.

In fastening a bag to which my improved fastener has been attached theloop at, which is to pass around the bag, is slipped around or over theleft hand or wrist. The mouth ofthe bag is then gathered and the loop dallowed to drop from the hand over the mouth of the bag. By .)ullingupon the loop 61 the loop d is drawn tightly around the bag. Then,placing the thumbof the left hand upon the hole a to prevent the stringfrom slipping back through it, draw upon the end at of the string. Thisdraws the loop d down into the position shown in Fig. 2 and the loop 01down tightly beneath the plate A and against the loop (1. The bag is nowtied or fastened.

For greater security the end d of the string D may be passed around theloop 02 beneath the edge of the tab E.

In unfastening the bag all that is necessary istopullstronglyuponthetabE. Thisloosens the fastening and allows the loop61 to be removed from the bag.

It should be observed that by tying a knot upon the post (I of thestring D about two inches (more or less) from the end thereof the saidend of the string may be grasped and operated with greater ease infastening the bag.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent- A11 improvedbag'fastener constructed and arranged substantially as herein described,and for the purpose set forth.

The above specification of my invention signed this 17th day ofFebruary, 1866.

W. P. BROOKS.

Witnesses G. P. DAUN, A. J. LANcK'ron.

